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The Bad Guys Love The Law When It Is On Their Side

I once wrote a line in a play that I cribbed from my mother that always got applause, “Just because it’s legal, don’t make it right.” I’d like to assume that most folks who might read a thing or two here understand that far too many laws have been written not to protect everyone or make things right, but instead to often give cover for blatant acts against the little guy in favor of the big guns. 

Copyright laws when used as a weapon to further corporate interests and feather CEO nests have been one of the  favorite tools for the bad guys. That’s been an ever increasing problem paralleling the advance of technology as more and more companies reject the idea that if you bought it you own it, and still claim rights that too often are protected by laws that were never written to contemplate the world we find ourselves in. 

With a hat tip to Denny Henke, take a look at this video from Louis Rossmann about a recent example of this. 

https://youtu.be/RwSkwh3nWv8?si=fJrE5SnxWaeybHsz

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How Youtuber Louis Rossmann's beef with an Australian PlayStation repair whiz revealed a shocking past
abc.net.au/news/2025-07-20/you

This story takes some twists and turns.

For me, it's a reminder for me of several important points:
- People who do downright awful things in one area of their life/work/morals are usually terrible people in other areas.
- Some people have enough awareness to say "Sorry" to their victims, yet not show remorse or contrition. They do not change their ways, they are manipulative, and they think they're the smartest person in the room. They're incapable of showing sincere respect or gratitude toward other people. They're toxic, they're abusive, they're bullies, and they're acting as though "The end justifies the means" to get what they want.
- We should all have the right to repair software, hardware, and systems we own. Whether you're running a repair business, or are a Maker (or "Hacker" by the old-school definition), or are a regular person engaging in a hobby at home, we should be supportive of each other in these aims. It's wrong to impede these goals by abusing legal tools such as Copyright, DRM, and DMCA.

#RightToRepair #Maker #Hacker #LouisRossmann #JessaJones #DigitalRightsManagement #DigitalRestrictionsManagement #DRM #DigitalMillenniumCopyrightAct DMCA #Copyright #YouTube #LuanTahiraj #BetterWayElectronics

ABC News · How Youtuber Louis Rossmann's beef with an Australian PlayStation repair whiz revealed a shocking pastBy Maddison Connaughton

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#stopkillinggames #louisrossmann #retro #retrogames #righttorepair

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Jetzt erklärtes der „Chef“ nochmal das es wirklich jeder mitbekommt 😜
Im Moment läuft es wirklich gut für die Petition und wir können hoffen. Aber selbst wenn wir die Millionen schaffen dürfen wir nicht nachlassen. Es gilt doppelte und ungültige Stimmen auszugleichen von denen es sicher einige gibt. 1.2 Millionen sehe ich als Bereich wo wir anfangen können zu feiern.

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😵 Dark mode just cost me two straight days of work at least. How? Just look at the picture below and witness things appearing out of nothing.

Background info: I like #Futo #LouisRossmann and the #ConsumerRightsWiki and planned to do a drive-by-contribution so that they get a proper logo.

And, yes, I DID search thoroughly for an existing logo. Now that I'm almost finished I turned on dark mode by accident and was baffled. Looks like all my work was for nothing.

This is the latest original video by #LouisRossmann on #BWE.

- Exposes possibly illegal behavior of arbitrarily disabling software people paid for.
- Exposes his software for behaving a lot like malware.
- Exposes BWE as a former child predator who spent time in jail and changed his name.
- Puts out a monetary bounty for open source projects to replace BWE's tools.

BWE appears to be on the run. All his socials, website, etc. are shut down.

Good job Louis, 👏

Link: youtu.be/qFe5LiACN9k

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As much as I dunk on #Fairphone for #downgrading every device since the #FP3plus, they at least live the "#SchematicsOrDie!" principle and actually deliver #Schematics, #BoardView and #ComponentList on their website in a publicly accessible #PDF...

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In all seriousness tho: they ain't perfect but the best there is in terms of "you csn buy this right now in stores" kinda brand that isn't some obsure crowdfunding thingy but has an actual track record!

  • Also shoutout to #LouisRossmann for releasing an addendum on his own...